Biography and Research Interest

Publications

Non-Zebrafish Publications

Cole, N., Hall, T., Don, E., Berger, S., Boisvert, C., Neyt, C., Ericsson, R., Joss J., Gurevich, D., Currie, P. Development and Evolution of the Muscles of the Pelvic Fin. PLoS Biology. 2011; 9 (10)

Assinder, S., Cole, N. Does TGF-β induced formation of actin stress fibres reinforce Smad dependent TGF-β signalling in the prostate? Medical hypotheses. 2011; 76:802-4

Cole, N., Currie, P. Insights from sharks: Evolutionary and developmental models of fin development. Developmental dynamics : an official publication of the American Association of Anatomists. 2007; 236:2421-31.

Nihei, Y., Kobiyama, A., Ikeda, D., Ono, Y., Ohara, S., Cole, N., Johnston, I., Watabe, S. Molecular cloning and mRNA expression analysis of carp embryonic, slow and cardiac myosin heavy chain isoforms. The Journal of experimental biology. 2006; 209:188-98.

Shi, B., Du, X., Chen, J., Fu, L., Morsch, M., Lee, A., Liu, Y., Cole, N., Chung, R. Multifunctional Hybrid Nanoparticles for Traceable Drug Delivery and Intracellular Microenvironment-Controlled Multistage Drug-Release in Neurons. Small. 2017;13(20).

Williams et al. CCNF mutations in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and frontotemporal dementia. The discovery of a novel disease gene that provides a clear molecular link between ALS and FTD. Nature Communications. 2016; 7:11253.

Radford, R. Morsch M, Rayner S, Cole N, Pountne D and Chung R. The established and emerging roles of astrocytes and microglia in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Dementia. Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience. 2015; 9:414.

Tickle, C., and Cole, N.J. Morphological diversity: Taking the spine out of three-spine stickleback. Current Biology. 2004; 14:R422-R424.

Cole, N.J., Hall, T.E., Martin, C.I., Chapman, M.A., Kobiyama, A., Nihei, Y., Watabe, S., and Johnston, I.A. Temperature and the expression of myogenic regulatory factors (MRFs) and myosin heavy chain isoforms during embryogenesis in the common carp Cyprinus carpio L. Journal of Experimental Biology. 2004; 207:4239-4248.

Hall, T.E., Cole, N.J., and Johnston, I.A. Temperature and the expression of seven muscle-specific protein genes during embryogenesis in the Atlantic cod Gadus morhua L. Journal of Experimental Biology. 2003; 206:3187-3200.

Cole, N.J., Tanaka, M., Prescott, A., and Tickle, C. Expression of limb initiation genes and clues to the morphological diversification of threespine stickleback. Current Biology. 2003; 13:R951-R952.

Temple, G.K., Cole, N.J., and Johnston, I.A. Embryonic temperature and the relative timing of muscle-specific genes during development in herring (Clupea harengus L.). Journal of Experimental Biology. 2001; 204:3629-3637.

Cole, N.J., and Johnston, I.A. Plasticity of myosin heavy chain expression with temperature acclimation is gradually acquired during ontogeny in the common carp (Cyprinus carpio L.). Journal of Comparative Physiology B-Biochemical Systemic and Environmental Physiology. 2001; 171:321-326.

Wakeling, J.M., Cole, N.J., Kemp, K.M., and Johnston, I.A. The biomechanics and evolutionary significance of thermal acclimation in the common carp Cyprinus carpio. American Journal of Physiology-Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology. 2000; 279:R657-R665.

Temple, G.K., Cole, N.J.C., and Johnston, I.A. Temperature and the expression patterns of the myogenic regulatory factors during early development in herring (Clupea harengus L.). Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A Molecular and Integrative Physiology. 2000; 126A:S144-S144.

Cole, N.J.C., and Johnston, I.A. Plasticity of myosin heavy chain mRNA expression with temperature acclimation is gradually acquired during ontogeny in the common carp. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A Molecular and Integrative Physiology. 2000; 126A:S30-S30.

Cole, N.J., Abercromby, M., and Vieira, V.L.A. and Johnston, I.A. Embryonic temperature modulates muscle growth characteristics in larval and juvenile herring. Journal of Experimental Biology. 1998; 201:623-646.

James, R.S., Cole, N.J., Davies, M.L.F., and Johnston, I.A. Scaling of intrinsic contractile properties and myofibrillar protein composition of fast muscle in the fish Myoxocephalus scorpius L. Journal of Experimental Biology. 1998; 201:901-912.

Johnston, I.A., Cole, N.J., Vieira, V.L.A., and Davidson, I. Temperature and developmental plasticity of muscle phenotype in herring larvae. Journal of Experimental Biology. 1997; 200:849-868.